Mary Jane Darner ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

  General Notes:

Researcher Charles Lanz ascribes the nickname of Tillie to Mary Jane but I think he has the mother instead of the daughter who was named Matilda or Tillie for short. The daughter's name appears as Tillie in several census records.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Highland Township, Wapello, IA on 12 July 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 21, Family 144
Highland Township, Wapello County, Iowa
Mary Darner..8..OH..Attending School

(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Highland Township, Wapello, IA on 7 June 1880. ⁵

1880 US Census
Page 43C, District 57, Family 77, Roll 367
Highland Township, Wapello County, Iowa
Mary Darner..Daughter..18..OH

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 18 Jan 1861, then her age should have been 19 instead of 18.
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• She appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Benton Township, Keokuk, IA on January 1895. ²

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 41, Line 3, Family 13
Benton Township, Keokuk County, Iowa
Mary Vanwinkle..34..OH

(Living with husband and 4 children.)

NOTE - Lived 4 families away from her married brother, John Honnell Darner, and his family.
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pleasant Township, Monroe County, IA on 19 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 88, Family 167
Pleasant Township, Monroe County, Iowa
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 19 years
Mary J. Vanwinkle..Wife..Jan 1861..39..OH..5/5

(Living with husband and 5 children.)
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• She was buried after 20 November 1901 in the Westview Cemetery in Kirkville, IA.

Find A Grave Memorial #121071930
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Mary married Thomas B. Vanwinkle, son of Isaac Vanwinkle and Agnes Miller, on 4 November 1880 in Wapello, IA.^{1 2 3} (Thomas B. Vanwinkle was born on 29 April 1848 in , Davis County, IA,^{2 3 9 10} died on 9 June 1941 in Eddyville, IA ^{8 10} and was buried on 11 June 1941 in Kirkville, IA ¹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Benton Township, Keokuk, IA on January 1895. ²

1895 Iowa State Census
Page 41, Line 3, Family 13
Benton Township, Keokuk County, Iowa
Thomas Vanwinkle..47..Davis IA..Farmer
Mary Vanwinkle..34..OH
Tilla M. Vanwinkle..13..Keokuk IA
Isaac Vanwinkle..8..Keokuk IA
James Vanwinkle..6..Keokuk IA
Rebecca Vanwinkle..1..Keokuk IA

Lived 4 families away from her married brother, John, and his family.
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Pleasant Township, Monroe County, IA on 19 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 8B, District 88, Family 167
Pleasant Township, Monroe County, Iowa
Farm owned with mortgage
Married 19 years
Thomas Vanwinkle..Head..Apr 1848..52..IA..Farmer
Mary J. Vanwinkle..Wife..Jan 1861..39..OH..5/5
Tilly M. Vanwinkle..Daughter..May 1882..18..IA..At School
Isaac Vanwinkle..Son..Mar 1886..14..IA..At School
James B. Vanwinkle..Son..Dec 1888..11..IA..At School
Ruth R. Vanwinkle..Daughter..Sep 1893..6..IA
Joseph B. Vanwinkle..Son..Sep 1896..3..IA
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Thomas Vanwinkle
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 04 Nov 1880
Event Place: Wapello, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Father's Name: Isaac Vanwinkle
Mother's Name: Agnes Miller
Spouse's Name: Mary J. Darner
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph Darner
Spouse's Mother's Name: Hettie Outcelt
Reference ID: Vol.4 p.8

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCWK-K3S : 3 November 2017), Hettie Outcelt in entry for Thomas Vanwinkle and Mary J. Darner, 04 Nov 1880, Wapello, Iowa, United States; citing reference Vol.4 p.8, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 979,589.
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